Kofi woke up on the floor of the dojo, his head resting on something soft. It was Ren's folded gi. Ren himself was kneeling a few feet away, watching him with a calm, analytical concern.
"You were unconscious for approximately three minutes," Ren stated. "System-induced energy depletion appears to carry significant physiological consequences."
Kofi sat up, his head pounding. His personal energy was slowly regenerating, a sluggish 18% according to his internal display, but he felt like he'd just run a marathon and then been hit by a truck.
"The quest is complete," Kofi managed, his voice a hoarse whisper. "My Resonance stat went up. The Aegis ranked up. And… I got a new skill."
He focused on the new entry in his skill list.
`[Thread Sense (Passive, Rank F): Allows the user to perceive the faint, residual echoes of metaphysical threads in the immediate environment. Range and clarity are dependent on Resonance.]`
